Motor-cycle, tricar, cycle-car, and like motor-vehicle.



G. F. RAYNER; MOTOR CYCLE, TRICAR, CYCLE CAR, AND LIKE MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16, 1914.

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G. F. RAYNER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.16.I914.

MOTOR CYCLE, TRICAR, CYCLE CAR, AND LIKE MOTOR VEHICLE.

I THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

GEORGE E. RAYNER, of Aaron, ENGLAND.

MOTOR-CYCLE, TBICAR, CYCLE-CAR, Ann rmn vroroavnnronn.

Application filed January 16, 1914. Serial No. 812,510.

To all whomit mayv concern Be it known that I, GEORGE FREDRIG RAY- NER,subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, residing at 36Ohatsworth Gardens, Acton, in the county of Middlesex, England, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Motor- Cycles, T-ricars,Cycle-Cars, and like Motr-Vehicles, of which the following is aspecification.-

This invention relates to improvements in motor cycles, tricars, cyclecars and like mo tor vehicles and consists of a novel method of mountingand transmitting the power from a horizontal engine having itscrankshaft disposed vertically.

According to my invention the engine which is preferably of the doubleopposed type, but which may be of the fixed radial cylinder or rotatingcylinder-type is mounted on one side (preferably the underside) of aframe plate secured to the vehicle frame. On the other side of the frameplate (preferably the upper side) is disposed the gear box in which theprimary reductionfof gear is effected by means of a worm on the engineshaft (which projects into the gear box) and a worm wheel mounted upon acountershaft or a pair of bevel gears or equivalent means may beused.The frame plate may be detachably secured to the vehicle frameso that bydetaching the frame plate the power unit and gear box may be removedbodily from the vehicle as a whole.

Provision is also made for a change speed gear and clutch in the gearbox, suitable gear wheels preferably of the spur type be ing mounted onthe countershaft and upon a lay shaft. These gears are adapted to bethrown into or out of mesh or to be engaged and disengaged by suitabledog or like clutches so that the countershaft may be driven at varyingspeeds through their agency. The clutch which is preferably of themultiple plate type, is also mounted upon the countershaft and isarranged to engage the driving and driven members which are normallyindependent of each other; v

In a modification the clutch may be situated on the engine shaft so asto engage the worm or equivalent part therewith. The final drive fromthe countershaft'to the road wheel or wheels is by belt, chain orpropeller 1 shaft.

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In order that'my invention maybe more readily understood, reference ishad to the accompanying drawings in which Figure l is a side elevationshowing the arrangement 'of' the motor, gear box and transmission asdesigned more particularly for use on a motor-cycle. Figs. 2 and 3 areVerticaland horizontal sections of the gear box. Fig. 4 is adiagrammatic illustration of the arrangement of the three speed gear andFig. 5 illustrates the arrangement of gate forthe change speed-lever.

Referring to the Fig. 1, A is the frame the motor-cycle or other vehicleby means of suitable bolts engaging in the lugs a, a. On the undersideof the frame plate A is secured the twin cylinder double opposed engineB bymeans of the studs or bolts?) which engage flanges'or lugs on thecrank case 6 the engine being disposedin a horizontal plane so that-therevolvingv parts rotate about a vertical axis. An outside fiy plateadapted to be removably secured to wheel b is arranged to rotate beneaththe i engine as shown. On the upper surface of this frame plate A ismounted the gear box '0 by means of studsor bolts 0 engaging flanges orlugs 0 The engine crank shaft pro ects into the gearbox and drlves acounter shaft journaled therein, at a reduced speed through'the agencyof a worm and wheel, pair of bevel gears or'equi'valent means. y y a a IReferring to Figs. 2 and 8, which illustrate an arrangement of gear boxemploying a worm andwheelreducing gear, the engine shaft '6 projectsinto the gear box casing c and is journaled at its upper end in abearing c in the said casing." On the engine shaft 5 b is a worm D whichgears with a worm" Wheel mounted loosely upon the counter shaft Ejournaled at each-end in ball bearings e e, provided in the, case 0 aremov- J able cover, 0 being provided atone end to venable thecountershaft IE and its attache ments to be removed therethrou'gh. Upon'the countershaft on one side of, the worm wheel D is provideda twospeed gear comprising a pinion F and gear wheel F, the i formermadein-one with or secured to the worm wheel D while the latter ismounted loosely upon the countershaft A gear ice wheel G and pinion G}gear; respectively with the pinionF andgear'wh'eel' F and are mounted ona lay shaft and connected so as to rotate together. Between the pin ionF and gear F is provided a sliding dogclutch H adapted to be operated bythe rod h to lock either the pinion F or gear-F to the countershaft E.If the pinion F be locked to the counter-shaft the worm wheel is alsolocked thereto and thecountershaft is driven direct or on high gear, butif the gear F be locked the pinion F drives the wheel F through the gearG and pinion G on the lay shaft thus driving the countershaft Eindirectly or on the low gear. On the other side of the worm wheel isarranged the multiple plate clutch comprising inner members J and Jkeyed to the countershaft and adapted to be pressed together by means ofthe spring 9' to cause the plates K keyed to the members J, J tofrictionally engage the plates K keyed to the drum L whose boss Z passesthrough the bearing 6 and has the belt pulley M mounted thereon. Theclutch is operated by a duplicate hand and foot control in which a loosebush N journaled in the pulley lock nut m has the operating pin 0screwed into it by means of a quick pitch thread. The loose bush N andthe operating pin 0 have levers n and 0 respectively, one of which isconnected to the foot and the other to the hand control so thatoperation of either control causesthe operating pin 0 to press themember J back against the action of the spring 7', thereby disengagingthe cl.utch.

Referring to Fig. 4 the modified change speed gear comprises anintermediate pair of gear wheels F and G on the countershaft andlayshaft respectively. The intermediate gear wheel F is mounted upon thesliding dog clutch, so that it may be slid into engagement with thewheel G to provide an'intermediate speed when neither of the wheels F orF are locked to the countershaft E by the dog clutch. I

Fig. 5' shows the gate in which the change speed lever works. Thiscomprises a slot P of approximately the shape of a figure 5 the normalpositions of rest of the lever being shown at Q Q Q and Q it beingnecessary to deflect the lever toone side in order to move it from oneposition to another.

Figs. 4 and 5 show the gear and the gear lever in the intermediatepositions, that is the gears are in the second or intermediate speedinwhich the shaft E is driven indirectly from the pinion F through thevgears G, G and. F If the gear lever be moved to. the position Q in thegate, the gear F will he slid to the right so that the gears F and Gdisengage and the dog clutches on F and. F engage, thus locking F to theshaft E, to drive direct on topspeed. If however instead of being movedtothe position Q the, lever be moved to the position Q the gears F and Gwill be disengaged and the .dog clutch on the other side of F willengage the dog clutch on F thus locking the latter to the shaft E. Thiswill give the lowest speed, the drive being indirect through the pinionF, gears G, G and F to the shaftE. If now the gear lever be moved up theshort arm to the position Q the dog clutches on F and F will bedisengaged, but the gear F will not be moved sufliciently to engage thewheel G. This is the neutral position in which none of the gears are indriving connection with the shaft E and in which the lever is placedwhen the vehicle is standing. This neutral position Q is so situated asto necessitate a progressive change through the low and intermediategears to the high gear by placing the gear lever in the positions Q}, Qand Q in rotation.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is2- 1. In a motorcycle, tricar, cycleear or like motor vehicle, an engineand gear box secured on opposite sides of a horizontal frame plateadapted to form part of the vehicle frame, so that the engine shaftrotates about a vertical axis and projects through the frame plate intothe gear box, a horizontal countershaft in the gear box, driven from thecontinuation of the vertical crank shaft and means for transmitting thepower from the countershaft to the driving wheel or wheels.

2. In a motor cycle, tricar, cycle car or like motor vehicle, ahorizontal frame plate adapted to be detachably secured in the vehicleframe, a horizontal engine having a vertically disposed crank shaft, onone side of the frame plate and a gear box on the other side thereof andmeans for transmitting the power from the gear box to the driving wheelor wheels.

8.. In a motorcycle, tricar, cycle car or like motor vehicle, ahorizontal detachable frame plate, a horizontally disposed enginesecured I journaled in the gear box, gearing on the i engine shaft andthe countershaft to transmit the power to the latter, a change speedgear mounted on one end of the countershaft, and a friction clutch onthe other end adapted to engage the countershaft with the i means fortransmitting the power to the driving wheel or wheels.

4. In a motor cycle, tricar, cycle car or like motor vehicle, ahorizontal detachable frame plate, a double opposed twin-cylinder interinal combustion engine secured to the underside thereof and a gear boxsecured to the upper side thereof, a continuation of the vertical engineshaft projecting into the gear-box, a horizontal countershaft jour- 3naled in the gear box and driven from the engine shaft by gearing, a tWospeed gear, comprislng a pair of gear wheels mounted on thecountershaft, one being loose and the other fixed to the driven memberof the gearing between the engine shaft and countershaft, twointerconnected Wheels on the countershaft and a sliding dog clutch toengage one of the wheels to the countershaft and a multiple plate clutchto frictionally engage with the countershaft the driven member of themeans for transmitting the drive to the vehicle wheel or wheels.

5. In a motor-cycle, tricar, cycle car or like motor vehicle, ahorizontaldetachable frame plate, a double opposed twin cylinderinternal combustion engine on the under side and a gear box on the upperside thereof, a continuation of the vertical engine shaft projectinginto the gear box, a worm on theengine shaft, a horizontal countershaftjour-' naled in the gear box and a worm wheel on the countershaft anddriven by the worm on the engine shaft, a'gear wheel on the countershaftfixed to the worm wheel and another loose upon the countershaft, twointerconrespectively with the two wheels on the countershaft, a slidingclutch adapted to lock either of the loose wheels on the countershaftthereto, and a friction clutch on the counter-shaft adapted to engagethe driving member of the means for transmitting the internal combustionengine on the underside and a gear box on the upper side thereof, acontinuation of the vertical engine shaft projecting into the gear box,a worm on the engine shaft, a horizontal countershaft journaled in thegear box and a worm wheel on the countershaft and driven by the Worm onthe engine shaft, three gear 7 wheels of progressive diameters on thecountershaft, the smallest beingfixed to the worm wheel, the largestbeingfree on the 'countershaft and the other being feathered upon thecountershaft, three corresponding I connected gear wheels upon a layshaft, the

two outer of which gear with the two outer gear wheels upon thecountershaft, dog clutches on each side of the sliding intermediatewheel on the countershaft and a gate in which the control lever of thisthree speed gear Works, shaped substantially like a figure 5 havingsharp angles instead of rounded curves.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set o JCOLIN D. MOCREDDIE.

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